Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Free at St. Vinny's {DIY Chalkboards}

The other day I stopped in to Saint Vincent De Paul's Thrift Shop. There were twelve (yes, I counted) bins, all half full of "junk". I like junk. Alot. Except someone must have thought it would be funny to open the adult diapers and put them in each one of the containers. Anyways, I hardly even noticed. But after throwing aside the tenth one, I clued in as to what I was moving. Nice. There was an 8x10 canvas painting that looked like a kid had tried his hand at. I grabbed it and went inside. "Are the containers outside donations or is that free stuff for scroungers like me?" "It's free. Take what you want." Yes!!! The answer I was hoping for! I spent more time digging through those than I did in the actual shop! Even got a huge Nerf gun in perfect condition for the boys kids! But this post is about chalkboards. And see those water-spotted, out-of-date framed wall decor above? Yup, rescued those out of the "junk". :)

After spray painting each frame a fun, springy color,

I used my DIY chalkboard paint recipe:

Stir 2 Tbls(or a little more)in to 1 cup of paint (any color!).Lightly sand after the first coat is dry, and then add a second coat. Lightly sand again and then lay a piece of chalk down and rub over the entire chalk board. It "seasons" it, much like a pizza stone needs to be seasoned... sure wish I had one!

Oh, and it only took two coats for these because it was on a cardboard material. If you're covering glass, it usually takes three coats.

I found some really thick jute rope I had on hand and stapled gunned it to the back.

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